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the western carolinian â– published every saturday morning a^jjil'jdji b2_oti-1 asj3 3$&bipl_-l if ttlaiaiptjf-dsi editors and proprietors jyunilirr 29 tif volume 1(5 saus!$rily north-carolina december ij ls:r numbev tom\)egumv_-tg ft \ . president's message ii im ft i lo both houses at the opening of the first sessit , â– i tin twenty-fourth congress on the 8th ,,/' december 1886 calk allot to the subject the public evideii ces of the dobl have according to ihe terms of the convention and in thfl forms proscribed by it been placed in the possessi f the united sint ami ih intorest as n till duo has boon regularly paid upon them our commercial intercnusa with cuba standa as regulated by the act of congress no recent information has i ,, rocciv d as to the dia iositi f tin ti i rum ml of ma hid on tins mih jeet and ihe lamented death of our recently ap pointed mil ste on his way to spa with the proosure of their affairs at home render t scarcely probable that any change is to be lookod far during the coming year further portions of the florida archives have been sent to the unietd states al though the death of one of the commissioners at u critical moment embarrassed the progreas of thol delivery of them the higher officers f the local government hate recently shown an anxious desire in compliance with the orders from tho parent so vernment to facilitate the selection and delivery f all we have a right to claim negotiations have been opened at madrid li tl establishment of a lasting peace between spain ami buch or the spanish american governments or this hemisphere â€ž< have availed thoh.-k.lvoj of ihe intimation given to all of them of ihe disposition ,,| spam to treat upon the basis of iheir entire in dependence it is to he regretted that simulta neous appointments bv all of ministers to negotiate with spain hud not been made ; the negotiation it sell would have been simplified ami ihis long-stand ing dispute spreading over a largo portion of the world would have been brought to a more speedy conclusion , i , l , innately many of the nations of this hem [ isphcrc nre still self-tormented by domestic dissen sions revolution succeeds revolution injuries are committed ,â€ž, foreigners engaged in lawful pursuits much tune elapses before a government sufficiently stable is erected lo justify expectations of redress ministers arc sent and received and before thc dis cussions of past injuries ore fairly begun new iron proved ratified ond confirmed : â€ž,,.! by those pre sents signed by our hand we do accept npprove ratify , and confirm it : promising on the faith and word of u king to observe it and to cause it to be obsorved inviolably without aver contravening it or suffering it to bo contravened directly r imli tocil for any cans ,,,- under any pretence what 3 kcvor cm ,.-, 1,1 so 1 as in my judgment the occasion co hod for to this ond nn unreserved communi cation of the case in all its aspects became indis pensable to haic shrunk it making it from laying all that was necessary to ts correct under standing und that the truth would justify for fear ol giving offence t ilâ€ž-,s would have been un worthy of us to have gone on the other hand a single step further for the purpose of wounding the pride of a government and pc.pl with whom Â»,â€¢ li.nl 3 many tivea for cultivating relations of amity and reciprocal advantage would hnve im-cm m wise ami improper admonished by the past of ihe difficulty i i making even the simplest statement of our wrongs without disturbing the sensibilities ol those who had by their position become respon sible for iheir rclrcss r j 1 1 . 1 earnestly desirous of preventing further obstacles iv that source 1 went out f my way to preclude a construction of the message by which ihe recommepdation that waa made to congress might b regarded Â». a me nace to franco 1 not only disavowing such n de sign hut in declaring thai he pride and her power wore i well known to expeel any thing front her feara the message did t reach paris until more than a month after the chambers had been in ses sion ; mid such was the insensibility ofthe ministry lo our righll'ul claims and just expectations that pur minister bad boo informed thai lhe matter when introduced would ii be preaied as a cabinet mi sure fellow-citixens ofthe senate and house of representatives .- i the discharge of my official duty tho task again dovoles upon mo of communicating with a new ( longrcss the rellection that tho representa tion ol the union has been rcconlly renewed and that the constitutional t â– ,-,,, nf its sen ice will expire with mv own heightens the bolicitudo with which i shnll mi -,,,;, t lo lay before t ihe state of ,â€ž,,â– nn tiontil concerns and the devout hope which i che rish that its iii rs to improve thoin may be crown ed will smc 3 arise f bul tod frequently new injuries are added to i official information of the e\cha,i-;o of ratilica tl 1,1 t !â€ž' li-cusse,i mgethor with t cxis > lions in the united states ronched paris whilst the govommeut after it hoa proved its ability to sua chambers wc in session the extraordinary tuiu lho assaults mode upon it or will its successor and t s injurious dolays of tho french govern if overthrown if this unhappy condition or things ment in iheir act upon the subject of its fulfil hill continue much longer other nntions will !â€žâ€¢ mont havo boen heretofore stated to congress and under the painful necessity or deciding whether jus 1 have no disposition lo enlarge up them here i e to their buffering citizens does not require a it is sufficient to observe that the then pending aes prompt redress of injuries by their "",, power â€” sion was allowod to expire without even an effort to without waiting for the establishment fa govern obtain tl necessary appropriations ; that the two ,,, cot competent mid enduring enough to discuss succeeding s were also oiler i t pass away anil tn make satisfaction lor them without any thi hh a serious attempt to obtain since the last sessi of congress the validity a decision upon the subject ; ami that it was iâ€ž,t f ir claimi upon france as liquidated by the until tl fourth session almost three years uflor treaty of 1831 has been acknowledged by lâ€ž,ii il conclusion of the treaty more thai two branches f h,r legislature and the money has years after the exchange of ratifications that tho bee appropriated i'or their discbarge ; but the pat - bill for the execution of the treaty was pressed t met ,-. i regret to inform you still withheld a vole and rejected a brief recapitulation of tbe most important in in the meantime the governmonl of the united edets in this protracted controversy will show states having full confidence that a treaty entered how mi rly untenable are the grounds upon which mi and s solemnly ratified by the french king ibis , a e is attempted to be justified would in executed in no i faith and not doubling on entering upon the duties of my station i found i that provision wool i l made for tl payment ol the united slates an unsuccessful applicant to the lhe first instalment which was to become doe om justice of france for the satisfaction of claims the i the secud day f february i negotiated a validity of which wus never questionable and has i draff for lhe amount through the bank of the uni now been most solemnly admitted by france herself ted states m hen ibis droit was presented bv the the antiquity of these claims their high justice holder will the credentials required by the treaty iin.l the aggravating circumatancea out f which to authorize him to receive the money the govern they aros are too familiar to the america i'co ment of france allowed it to he protested in ad ple to require description it is sufficient to suv dition to ihe injury in the non-payment of lhe ,,,., that for a period of ten or upwards years our com ney by france conformably to her engagement merce was with but little interruption the subject the united stales were exposed to a heavy claim of constant aggressions on the pari of france â€” :>!_- on the part ofthe hank under pretence ol damages gressions ihe ordinary features of winch wre con 1 in satisfaction of which said institution seized upon den nations of vessels and cargoes und . arbitrary and mill retains an equal amount ofthe public ino decrees adopted in contravention as well of the neya congress was iu session when the decision laws of nations as of treaty btipul ilions burnings of the chambers reached washington and an im on the high seas and seizures and confiscations mediate communication of this apparently final de under special imperial rescripts in the ports of oth ciaion of france not to fulfil the stipulations of tho er nations occupied by the armies or under the treaty was tho course naturally to be expected from control of france such it ia now conceded ia the the president tlie deep tone of dissatisfuclion character of the wrongs we suffered â€” wrongs in which pervaded the public mind and ihe correa many cases go flagrant that eve their authors no pendent excitement produced in congress by only ver denied our right to reparation of tin extent ii general knowledge 1'ihe resull rendered it more of these injuries some conception may ik formed than probable thai Â« resort to immediate measures from thu fact that after the burning of a large lor redress would bo the consequence or calling tho amount at sea and the noeessary deterioration ini attention of that body to the subject sincerely other coses by long detention the american pro desirious of preserving tha pacific relations which perty so seized ana sacrificed at forced sales ex had ao long oxiated between the two oountrios i eluding what was adjudged to privateers before or was anxious to avoid this course jf i co i i i,is without condemnation brought into the french fled that by doing bo neither the interest nor ihe treasury upwards of twenty-four millions or francs honor of my country would be compromittud â€” besides lame custom-house duties without ihe fullest assurances upun that point i the subject bad already bee an affair of i weal v could not hope to acquit myaoir of tho responsibility years uninterrupted negotiation except for a short to be incurred in suffering congress la adjourn lime wl france was overwhelmed by the tmli without laying the subject before thorn those tary power f united europe during this period recited by mo were behoved to be or that cba whilst other nations were extorting from her pay racier ment of their claims at the point of the bayonet that the feelings produced in the united stntes the i mi i states intermitted tbeirdemand for jus by ihe news nf lha rejection of tho appropriation ti out of respect to tin oppressed condition of .-, would be such as i l.ave.dcscribod thorn to have gallant people lo whom thoy ti-it under obligations boon was foreseen by the french government and for fral rnal assistance in their own days of suffer prompt measures wore inkon by il to prevent the ing and peril the bad effects or those prolractod consequences the king in person expressed and unavailing disc sums a well up uir relu lh ml or minister at paris his profound regret tions with france as upon our national !,â€¢â€ž,,, r wee at the decision of lhe < lumbers ami promised ,,, .,!.', ions and the line of duty to my mind was equal ,',Â»!. forthwith a national ship will despatches to it bo this was either to i-t upon tbe adjust ilia minister here authorizing him to give mich a t f our claims within a reasonable period or j miruncos as would uititfy the government and pea to abandon tl altogether i c uld o ,, â– ! itibl pie of lie united states that iho treaty wnuld yel that by this course tho interests and honoi of t â€ž be faithfully exoc.t i by franco the nati mal c dries would l best consulted instructions ship arrived and the ministor received hie instruc wero therefore given in this spirit to tha mini : â– , lions claiming to act under the nuthority dcrivod who waa aent out once more to demand reparation from them l gave t this government in the upon thu mooting or congress in december 1 fi name or his the t solemn a urancos that as [ felt it my duty lo speak or theso claims and lh after the new oloction ai iho chart i would 1 la . s of france in terms caloulat i to i all iho permit lha prenoh < i iiers would bo convi ne i no rious attention of both countries to the subject 7 :,..,! iho attoinpl to procure the nocesi y appropri the tl french ministry took except to the .-,:,,.,. in i >â– â– lj that all the constitutional powers _,â€¢ ,â€ž, tl ground of its containing a menaco of lho king and his ministers hould !â€žâ– put in re l,r which t waa i agreeable fbr lhe fn nch quisition to accomplish ihe obj i i : ,,,,| l was un ', i rninonl to negociate tho \,,,,, minis ind so prcaaly informed by thi got ro tor of his own accord refuted tin construct mont at the time to engug mint ho qu li , hould which was attempted to be put upon tho mes bo pr ed to a d ion at a period sufficient and al lhe mme lime called to i recollection of ly lo p rmil information of ihe r mil to be com tbo fi nch ministry that the president m ago mimical i to congrei ul lha commencement ol waa a communication addreaaed not to foreign go thoirnoxl i ion ii lying upon them n urancos ten ni hoi to the cong real of the i states i incurred iho ,, ponsibilily gn il _ i r in which it waa enjoined upon him by tho consti il to lio or suffering cnngn i parato without lution to lay before that body information of the communicating wilh them upon th subject slate of il union comprehending its foreign as theoxp elation ju llj founded upon the promi well as iti domeatic relatione and that ir in ihe n thu ulomnly mndo to this govornment by thai discharge of this duty he felt m incumbenl upon or france wore nol realized th french cham him to summon the attention of congro . in due b , mol â€¢,,, the ufst of july 1884 so after he ull '" w',',1 iii.^hi i i pot-iiile consequa - election ; and although our minister in pari ui i i i ,â€ž. are assembled al a period of profound inte rest to the american patriot the unexampled growth and prosperity or our country having given us a rank in lha scale f nations whioh removes all apprehension of danger to ,,,,,- integrity and inde pendence from external foes the career of freedom ,- l-cforn us with an earnest from tho past that if true to nurselvos there can be ,,,, formidable obsta cle in the future lo its peaceful nod uninterrupted pursuit vet in proportion to the disappearance of those apprehensions which attended nr weak ness at once contrasted with ibr power ofsomo of the states of the old world should we now be soli eitous as to tics which belong to the conviction that it is to nur own conduct we must look lor the preservation of those causes on which depend the excellence and the duration ofour happy system of government although the message was not officially com municated to the french government and notwith standing the declaration to tin contrary which it contained the french ministry decided to consider tbe conditional recommendation of reprisals a me nace and an insult which the honor of the nation made it incumbent on them to resent the men suns resorted to by them to evince their sense of the snpjioseii indignity were the immediate recall of their minister at washington the offer of pass ports to the american minister at puris and a pub lic notice to the legislative chambers thai all di ptomotic intercourse wilh the lulled slates hud been suspended having in this manner vindicated lhe dignity of i ra ce thev nexl proceeded to illustrate her justice i this end u lull win immediately introduced into the i ban her of deputies proposing to make the appropriations necessary to carry into effect the treaty asilus bill subsequently paased into a law the provisions of which now constitute lhe main subject of difficulty between the two nations it be cines toy inly in order to place the subject wore you in i clear light t trace the history of ila pas sage ami to refoi will some particularity lo the proceed gs nnd discussions in regard to it the mi isle of finance in his opening speech alluded in tl loasiiros which had been adopted to resent the supposed indignity nnd recommended the exe cution ofthe tronty s ,, measure required by tbo honor and justico or franco he as the organ . the ministry doclarcd the message so long as it had not roc neil il sanction or congress â€ž mere expression or ihe personal opinion of the president for which neither ihe government nor people ofthe united states were responsible ami thai an engage mont had boon entered into for the fulfilment of which il honor of france was pledged enter taining these tieivs the single condition winch th 0 french ministry proposed lo annex to the payment of the money w hat t should not be made until il waa as t â€ž| that the government of ihe uni ted .-' ilea had done nothing to injure the interest of france nr in other words that no steps had been authorized by congress of a hostile character towards france w hat the disposition or action of c mgrem might i ". wa . the unknown to the preuoli < abinot iiui on lie i iii of january the senate r , lolvod that it waa at that iime iooxpedienl tondopi any legisla tive measures in regain to the tale of affairs is twoen ihe united states ami franco and no action ol ihe subject had occurred in the jouse of kepre sentntiv 3 these facta were known ,,, parii prior to tbe 38th of march 1888 when the committee 1 1 whom tl lull of indemnification had been refer red reported it to the chamber of deputies thai committee substantially re-echoed ihe sen ti ments of tl ministry declared ihal congress ha i set ' ion f the pro tident nml recom mended the pa age of the lull without any other " trictiona than thai originally proposed thus il '.'. , known to the french mm try a 1 chain ihal if the po mm aaaumed by ihom und " '<â– â– i bad i en 10 frequently ami wlemnly announ ced as tho only 1 1 compatible with tbe honor of frai , , . wai maintained and the i 11 passed as ori ginally proposed the money would is paid and tn ,, w laid be a and of this unfortunate contro versy bul this cheering prospect waa soon destroyed by mi amendment introduced into ihe hill at the 1 ,â€ž,â€žâ– , 1 f 1 1 passage providing that the money sl 1.1 not is paid until the french government h.,,1 recue.l mtisfactory explanations of tl i'.e sidont'fl m age of the j.i december l-.'il ; and what i till more extraordinary the president f th 1 louncil f ministei â€¢ . i pti d this amendment and , ot l io 1 incorporation in ihe bill in " 1 â– ! to a buppo i 1 nil which had been for ally re i nt i by the recall of the minister and lha ofim of p porta to ours they now for thu ii 1 time proposed to nsk explanations senti ments and propositions which thoy had declared could nol ju 1 is imputed to the government or people of lh united stale aie set p as obstacles i the performance of an act uf conceded justice to that government l people they lâ€žâ€žl declared ihal the i r of prance required the fulfilment of the , ,,â– ig mem mi which lbs king h entered unless congreaa adopted il reoommendaliooa of ti message they ascertained that oujjrosa did not adopt them and yel that fulfilment h refus ed i.nles they first obtain lion the president eg plannliona of an opinion characterised by themselves s personal and inojs-rutive the conception that it was my intention io mo m.i.c or insult the government ol'lruuce is is uu in il example of other systems founded on the will f tl pcple we truce to internal disaenaion tho influences w inch have so often bleated iho hopes of lhe friends ol freedom the social elements which were strong and successful when united against external danger failed in the more difficult task f r,;,,-,'ly adjusting their own internal organ ization and thus gate way the great principle of belf-gnvernment let us trust thai ibis admonition will never be forgotten bv the government or the people ofthe united states : a i that the testimony which our experience thus far hohlo out to the great human family of lhe practicability and the blessinjts of free government will be confirmed i all lime lo ci our political and commercial relations with s j iria prussia sweden and denmark stand on the usual favorable bases one of the articles of our treaty with russia in relation to the trad on the northwest coast of america havin_j expired in structions have been given to our minister at st petersburg to negotiate i renewal of it the long and unbroken amity between the two governments gives every reason li.r supposing the article will be renewed if stronger in , lives do not exist to prevent it than with our view of the subject can be antici pated here 1 ask your attention to tho message of my pre decessor at the opening of ihe second session ot tbe nineteenth congress relative to our commercial in tercourse with holland and to the documents eon nected with that subject communicated to the ii of representatives on the loth of january 1836 and l*ih january 1 w m7 coinciding in the opin ion or my predecessor that holland is mot under the regulations of her present system entitled to have her vessels and their cargoes received into lhe i mted stales on the footing of american ves sels and cargoes as regards duties of tonnage and impost u respect for ins reference ol it to the le gislature has alone prevented me from acting on the subject i should still have waited without comment i'or the action of congreaa but recently a claim has been made by belgian subjects for iid luiasion into our port for their ships and cargoes on the same footing as american with the alloca tion we could ot dispute that our voaaola received in their ports lhe identical treatment shown lo them iu the ports holland upon whose vcbsi is no dis crimination is made ,,, the ports f the i . states tin tl same privileges the belgians expected the same benefits â€” benefits that were enjoyed in fact when belgium and holland wc under one government satisfied w,tl ihe justness of their pretensions to be placed on tbe same footing with holland j could not nevertheless without disre gard to the principle of our laws admit theii claim io !,â– â€¢ treated as americana and at the oame time a respect for congreaa to wl the subject had long smice been ,, lorn 1 has prevented m,e from producing a just equality by taking from t ves sels l holland privileges conditionally granted in acts of ( longreaa although the condit ipon which lhe grant was made has n mi j idgement foiled s,uce 1622 i roe iiien.l iherefoie a review of in act of 1824 and such a modification of it as will produce equality on s,â€žh terms us cougreaa shall think heal nporta with oar settled policy i tl the obligations of justice to two friendly powers we have bul to look at the slate of our agricul ture manufuctures and commerce ami il unex ampled increase ofour population to feel the mag nitude of ihe trust committed t is never in any fumer period of our history have we had greater reason than we mow have lo be thankful to divine providence for the blessings of health 1 general prosperity every branch of labor we see crown ed wiili moat abundant rewards in every element of national resources a,â€žl wealth and of individual comfort w0 wilo ess lhe most rapid and solid im provomonts with no interruptions to this pleas ing prospect ill home which w ii not yield lo the spint f harmony ami good will that bo btri!:ingly pervades the mnss of the people in every quarter amidst all tha diversity of interest and pursuits to m â€¢;,;, they are attachod : and with no causa of so licitude ia regard to r external affaire which will no i is hoped disappear before ihe principle , of simple justice and the forbearance that mark our in ere airs wilh foreign powers we have every reason to i il proud of our beloved country toe â€¢ , ,, ral tat of o,,r foreign relations has nm materially changed since my last annual mes sa â– _',-. 1 the settlement of tl question of the north ,-,-,, rn boundary little progress has been made â€” great britain lint declined acceding to the propo sition iff the i nitod stales presouted in aocordanoc with tl resolution f ihe senate unlesa certain nreli ninary conditions w ro admitted which i deem 1 ompalible with a satisfactory and right ful adjustment of tl controversy wailing for - ii , tiiiel pr 1 from iho government l croat britain which hna been invited i can r ,' the expression of my confidence thai with tl strung mutual disp mitioa which i lielieve exi its to make a jual a rongement this perplexing ques tion can be settled with n due regard tu i in - well founded pi tonsioiis and pacific policy of all the p it.es t it evouts are frequently occurring .â€ž, the northeastern frontier d â€ž character t impress upon nil the necessity of ;, speedy and definitive termination of the hs|â€žite tins consideration added lo lha desire common lo both to reliove thc liberal nnd fncdly relations to happily existing il the sublime porte and all tbe govern ments ,â€ž, the co i-t of barbery our relations ,â– ,,,. linue io 'â€¢â– â– fn ndly the r,,|h-r stepa hate been tali to renew our treaty wilh morocco tlie argentine republic la again promised lo scud it thin the cuiri.nt year a millistel to the i â– states between the twn countries from all embarnissme will no doubt hnve 1s jus in i ioi up i b th our diplomat intercourse with portugal has ik'cii renewed and it is expected thai the claims of pur citizens partially paid will if fully satisfied as noon as the condition of tbe queen's govornment will permit the proper attention to tbe subject i them that government has i am happy to in firm you manifested a determination to not upon tl liberal principles winch have marked our com hernial policy the happiest effects upon thc future trail between the united states and portugal are anticipated from it and the lime is not thought to ik remote when u system of perfect rooiprosity will r established a convention with mexico for extending tha tune for i!ic appointment of cointnii ioners u run ii,e boundary hue has he n concluded and mil i submitted to tbe senate recent veents in that country have awake i i liveliest inlicitude in the united stutes aware of tbe strong tempta tions existing and powerful inducements held out to i in people of the united states t mingle ,,, the dissensions of our ., i,,,e |, an neighbors in true iions have b,e given to the district attorneys of the united stales where indications warranted m to prosecute without respect to persons all wl might attempt lo violate the obligations of our neu trality : while a the sa lime il has ik thought u'c-ssarv i apprise the government of moxico that we should require the integrity of oar territo ry to be scrupulously respected by ih.ii parties fn our diploma agents ,,, brazil t hili pe ru central america venezuela and new grana da , onstanl oaanranoea are received t lha contin ued g i understanding with lhe governments to winch thev me severally accredited h,i those govemn ts upon which our ritixena have valid and a omul o o claims scare-it an advance to ward tho settlement of il ,, made owing main of existing difficulties with any foreign government ie mighl fairly be supposed to do s under a sense of what was due from him in a frank communica tion with another branch of ins own government and not from any intention of holding a menace over a foreign power the views lake by i receivod my approbation ; tha french government was satisfied and the n oci itioo was continued â€” it terminated m lha treaty of july 1 1881 re cognizing the justice of our claims ,,, part and promising paymonl to the amoonl of twenty-five millions of francs in rx annual instalments the french mm iry i.i briu lb su|,|ect l>o|,irtt ibem they declined doing ... he vt in , it i that the chambers if pi irogued without actii _ lha ubjact should be ,,â€¢ u umbled al a period so rli it...t ih ., actio on the treat mighl be known in vvaahinglon prior te lha meeting of congress tin n , unable reque : was nol only declined bul ihe t i,a,nl,,ts were prorogued to the tut of de cember .. day so late ihal their decision however urgently pressed could not in all probability be obtained in time to reach wa hingtnn before the , ijournm t of < ',...__..â– â€¢ bj ihe ' on t the instalments due under the convention with the kii.u nf the two sicilies hue been paid with thai scrupulous fidelity by wbi h h.s whole oonduct has ik'.-.i characterised and the hope is indulged thnt llio adjustment of the vexed question of our claims will is followed by a more extended ami mutually beneficial intercourse between il two countries the ratifications of this treaty were exchanged lulion tbo reasons given by ins ministry for re at wushiugton ,,.. the 2nd of february 1 888 and fusing te convoke the â€¢ hambers at an early period in live in thereafter it Â«,,- h,,d before congreaa were afterwards show not to is insuperable l,y who immediately poaosd the acts nocesaary on our theii actual convocation on the 1st f december part to bs o,e i france the eommen ioi edvanta under a apeoial call ibr domestic purposes â€” w hich ns conceded to her in the compact the treaty i fkct however did t become known lo thia go nad previously is lolemoly ratified by the king remm nt until fiÂ«-r the commencomenl of the last tl prenoh in lenoa which are certainly nol -,--,,â€ž, of congress mere mnferi nf form and of which tl translation tbuadiaapp ted i our just expectations it ik i ' :,- follows i â€” we l our ting the a is no coovsn came nil hup rat 11 >- lnt . to coosull with c i.igr tion ul all od each of lhe |, â– linos which are ... regard lo the bxpod.ol.cy of a e.ort tu retaliate contained in it,dodeclara by irsalves aa well aa rv mea ur th btipulationa of the treaty by our heirs and luixeeaors thai it is aooepted sp snouhl nut is iptedily tomplied w.il ; uml to re tbe internal contest still continues in spain â€” distinguished as this struggle has unhappily been by incidents of tl most sanguinary ba meter the obligations of lhe into treaty of ..,,!,â– 'â€ž ilioii will uf have been nevertheless fuitl.f , executed by tie spanish tiovoruineul no provision having liecn made at the last s sua of congress for the ascertainment f lhe claims in le paid and tho apportionment of the funds un dot the convention made with spam i invite your iv i their distracted stale or to tl pressure of ,,,, porative domestic questions our patience ha ih in i wall pr bablv l st.ll further severely tried hut our ellow-citicens whose iutersstl are involved may coolide .,, the deter , nation of the government to obtain for then eventually ample retribution

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the western carolinian â– published every saturday morning a^jjil'jdji b2_oti-1 asj3 3$&bipl_-l if ttlaiaiptjf-dsi editors and proprietors jyunilirr 29 tif volume 1(5 saus!$rily north-carolina december ij ls:r numbev tom\)egumv_-tg ft \ . president's message ii im ft i lo both houses at the opening of the first sessit , â– i tin twenty-fourth congress on the 8th ,,/' december 1886 calk allot to the subject the public evideii ces of the dobl have according to ihe terms of the convention and in thfl forms proscribed by it been placed in the possessi f the united sint ami ih intorest as n till duo has boon regularly paid upon them our commercial intercnusa with cuba standa as regulated by the act of congress no recent information has i ,, rocciv d as to the dia iositi f tin ti i rum ml of ma hid on tins mih jeet and ihe lamented death of our recently ap pointed mil ste on his way to spa with the proosure of their affairs at home render t scarcely probable that any change is to be lookod far during the coming year further portions of the florida archives have been sent to the unietd states al though the death of one of the commissioners at u critical moment embarrassed the progreas of thol delivery of them the higher officers f the local government hate recently shown an anxious desire in compliance with the orders from tho parent so vernment to facilitate the selection and delivery f all we have a right to claim negotiations have been opened at madrid li tl establishment of a lasting peace between spain ami buch or the spanish american governments or this hemisphere â€ž< have availed thoh.-k.lvoj of ihe intimation given to all of them of ihe disposition ,,| spam to treat upon the basis of iheir entire in dependence it is to he regretted that simulta neous appointments bv all of ministers to negotiate with spain hud not been made ; the negotiation it sell would have been simplified ami ihis long-stand ing dispute spreading over a largo portion of the world would have been brought to a more speedy conclusion , i , l , innately many of the nations of this hem [ isphcrc nre still self-tormented by domestic dissen sions revolution succeeds revolution injuries are committed ,â€ž, foreigners engaged in lawful pursuits much tune elapses before a government sufficiently stable is erected lo justify expectations of redress ministers arc sent and received and before thc dis cussions of past injuries ore fairly begun new iron proved ratified ond confirmed : â€ž,,.! by those pre sents signed by our hand we do accept npprove ratify , and confirm it : promising on the faith and word of u king to observe it and to cause it to be obsorved inviolably without aver contravening it or suffering it to bo contravened directly r imli tocil for any cans ,,,- under any pretence what 3 kcvor cm ,.-, 1,1 so 1 as in my judgment the occasion co hod for to this ond nn unreserved communi cation of the case in all its aspects became indis pensable to haic shrunk it making it from laying all that was necessary to ts correct under standing und that the truth would justify for fear ol giving offence t ilâ€ž-,s would have been un worthy of us to have gone on the other hand a single step further for the purpose of wounding the pride of a government and pc.pl with whom Â»,â€¢ li.nl 3 many tivea for cultivating relations of amity and reciprocal advantage would hnve im-cm m wise ami improper admonished by the past of ihe difficulty i i making even the simplest statement of our wrongs without disturbing the sensibilities ol those who had by their position become respon sible for iheir rclrcss r j 1 1 . 1 earnestly desirous of preventing further obstacles iv that source 1 went out f my way to preclude a construction of the message by which ihe recommepdation that waa made to congress might b regarded Â». a me nace to franco 1 not only disavowing such n de sign hut in declaring thai he pride and her power wore i well known to expeel any thing front her feara the message did t reach paris until more than a month after the chambers had been in ses sion ; mid such was the insensibility ofthe ministry lo our righll'ul claims and just expectations that pur minister bad boo informed thai lhe matter when introduced would ii be preaied as a cabinet mi sure fellow-citixens ofthe senate and house of representatives .- i the discharge of my official duty tho task again dovoles upon mo of communicating with a new ( longrcss the rellection that tho representa tion ol the union has been rcconlly renewed and that the constitutional t â– ,-,,, nf its sen ice will expire with mv own heightens the bolicitudo with which i shnll mi -,,,;, t lo lay before t ihe state of ,â€ž,,â– nn tiontil concerns and the devout hope which i che rish that its iii rs to improve thoin may be crown ed will smc 3 arise f bul tod frequently new injuries are added to i official information of the e\cha,i-;o of ratilica tl 1,1 t !â€ž' li-cusse,i mgethor with t cxis > lions in the united states ronched paris whilst the govommeut after it hoa proved its ability to sua chambers wc in session the extraordinary tuiu lho assaults mode upon it or will its successor and t s injurious dolays of tho french govern if overthrown if this unhappy condition or things ment in iheir act upon the subject of its fulfil hill continue much longer other nntions will !â€žâ€¢ mont havo boen heretofore stated to congress and under the painful necessity or deciding whether jus 1 have no disposition lo enlarge up them here i e to their buffering citizens does not require a it is sufficient to observe that the then pending aes prompt redress of injuries by their "",, power â€” sion was allowod to expire without even an effort to without waiting for the establishment fa govern obtain tl necessary appropriations ; that the two ,,, cot competent mid enduring enough to discuss succeeding s were also oiler i t pass away anil tn make satisfaction lor them without any thi hh a serious attempt to obtain since the last sessi of congress the validity a decision upon the subject ; ami that it was iâ€ž,t f ir claimi upon france as liquidated by the until tl fourth session almost three years uflor treaty of 1831 has been acknowledged by lâ€ž,ii il conclusion of the treaty more thai two branches f h,r legislature and the money has years after the exchange of ratifications that tho bee appropriated i'or their discbarge ; but the pat - bill for the execution of the treaty was pressed t met ,-. i regret to inform you still withheld a vole and rejected a brief recapitulation of tbe most important in in the meantime the governmonl of the united edets in this protracted controversy will show states having full confidence that a treaty entered how mi rly untenable are the grounds upon which mi and s solemnly ratified by the french king ibis , a e is attempted to be justified would in executed in no i faith and not doubling on entering upon the duties of my station i found i that provision wool i l made for tl payment ol the united slates an unsuccessful applicant to the lhe first instalment which was to become doe om justice of france for the satisfaction of claims the i the secud day f february i negotiated a validity of which wus never questionable and has i draff for lhe amount through the bank of the uni now been most solemnly admitted by france herself ted states m hen ibis droit was presented bv the the antiquity of these claims their high justice holder will the credentials required by the treaty iin.l the aggravating circumatancea out f which to authorize him to receive the money the govern they aros are too familiar to the america i'co ment of france allowed it to he protested in ad ple to require description it is sufficient to suv dition to ihe injury in the non-payment of lhe ,,,., that for a period of ten or upwards years our com ney by france conformably to her engagement merce was with but little interruption the subject the united stales were exposed to a heavy claim of constant aggressions on the pari of france â€” :>!_- on the part ofthe hank under pretence ol damages gressions ihe ordinary features of winch wre con 1 in satisfaction of which said institution seized upon den nations of vessels and cargoes und . arbitrary and mill retains an equal amount ofthe public ino decrees adopted in contravention as well of the neya congress was iu session when the decision laws of nations as of treaty btipul ilions burnings of the chambers reached washington and an im on the high seas and seizures and confiscations mediate communication of this apparently final de under special imperial rescripts in the ports of oth ciaion of france not to fulfil the stipulations of tho er nations occupied by the armies or under the treaty was tho course naturally to be expected from control of france such it ia now conceded ia the the president tlie deep tone of dissatisfuclion character of the wrongs we suffered â€” wrongs in which pervaded the public mind and ihe correa many cases go flagrant that eve their authors no pendent excitement produced in congress by only ver denied our right to reparation of tin extent ii general knowledge 1'ihe resull rendered it more of these injuries some conception may ik formed than probable thai Â« resort to immediate measures from thu fact that after the burning of a large lor redress would bo the consequence or calling tho amount at sea and the noeessary deterioration ini attention of that body to the subject sincerely other coses by long detention the american pro desirious of preserving tha pacific relations which perty so seized ana sacrificed at forced sales ex had ao long oxiated between the two oountrios i eluding what was adjudged to privateers before or was anxious to avoid this course jf i co i i i,is without condemnation brought into the french fled that by doing bo neither the interest nor ihe treasury upwards of twenty-four millions or francs honor of my country would be compromittud â€” besides lame custom-house duties without ihe fullest assurances upun that point i the subject bad already bee an affair of i weal v could not hope to acquit myaoir of tho responsibility years uninterrupted negotiation except for a short to be incurred in suffering congress la adjourn lime wl france was overwhelmed by the tmli without laying the subject before thorn those tary power f united europe during this period recited by mo were behoved to be or that cba whilst other nations were extorting from her pay racier ment of their claims at the point of the bayonet that the feelings produced in the united stntes the i mi i states intermitted tbeirdemand for jus by ihe news nf lha rejection of tho appropriation ti out of respect to tin oppressed condition of .-, would be such as i l.ave.dcscribod thorn to have gallant people lo whom thoy ti-it under obligations boon was foreseen by the french government and for fral rnal assistance in their own days of suffer prompt measures wore inkon by il to prevent the ing and peril the bad effects or those prolractod consequences the king in person expressed and unavailing disc sums a well up uir relu lh ml or minister at paris his profound regret tions with france as upon our national !,â€¢â€ž,,, r wee at the decision of lhe < lumbers ami promised ,,, .,!.', ions and the line of duty to my mind was equal ,',Â»!. forthwith a national ship will despatches to it bo this was either to i-t upon tbe adjust ilia minister here authorizing him to give mich a t f our claims within a reasonable period or j miruncos as would uititfy the government and pea to abandon tl altogether i c uld o ,, â– ! itibl pie of lie united states that iho treaty wnuld yel that by this course tho interests and honoi of t â€ž be faithfully exoc.t i by franco the nati mal c dries would l best consulted instructions ship arrived and the ministor received hie instruc wero therefore given in this spirit to tha mini : â– , lions claiming to act under the nuthority dcrivod who waa aent out once more to demand reparation from them l gave t this government in the upon thu mooting or congress in december 1 fi name or his the t solemn a urancos that as [ felt it my duty lo speak or theso claims and lh after the new oloction ai iho chart i would 1 la . s of france in terms caloulat i to i all iho permit lha prenoh < i iiers would bo convi ne i no rious attention of both countries to the subject 7 :,..,! iho attoinpl to procure the nocesi y appropri the tl french ministry took except to the .-,:,,.,. in i >â– â– lj that all the constitutional powers _,â€¢ ,â€ž, tl ground of its containing a menaco of lho king and his ministers hould !â€žâ– put in re l,r which t waa i agreeable fbr lhe fn nch quisition to accomplish ihe obj i i : ,,,,| l was un ', i rninonl to negociate tho \,,,,, minis ind so prcaaly informed by thi got ro tor of his own accord refuted tin construct mont at the time to engug mint ho qu li , hould which was attempted to be put upon tho mes bo pr ed to a d ion at a period sufficient and al lhe mme lime called to i recollection of ly lo p rmil information of ihe r mil to be com tbo fi nch ministry that the president m ago mimical i to congrei ul lha commencement ol waa a communication addreaaed not to foreign go thoirnoxl i ion ii lying upon them n urancos ten ni hoi to the cong real of the i states i incurred iho ,, ponsibilily gn il _ i r in which it waa enjoined upon him by tho consti il to lio or suffering cnngn i parato without lution to lay before that body information of the communicating wilh them upon th subject slate of il union comprehending its foreign as theoxp elation ju llj founded upon the promi well as iti domeatic relatione and that ir in ihe n thu ulomnly mndo to this govornment by thai discharge of this duty he felt m incumbenl upon or france wore nol realized th french cham him to summon the attention of congro . in due b , mol â€¢,,, the ufst of july 1884 so after he ull '" w',',1 iii.^hi i i pot-iiile consequa - election ; and although our minister in pari ui i i i ,â€ž. are assembled al a period of profound inte rest to the american patriot the unexampled growth and prosperity or our country having given us a rank in lha scale f nations whioh removes all apprehension of danger to ,,,,,- integrity and inde pendence from external foes the career of freedom ,- l-cforn us with an earnest from tho past that if true to nurselvos there can be ,,,, formidable obsta cle in the future lo its peaceful nod uninterrupted pursuit vet in proportion to the disappearance of those apprehensions which attended nr weak ness at once contrasted with ibr power ofsomo of the states of the old world should we now be soli eitous as to tics which belong to the conviction that it is to nur own conduct we must look lor the preservation of those causes on which depend the excellence and the duration ofour happy system of government although the message was not officially com municated to the french government and notwith standing the declaration to tin contrary which it contained the french ministry decided to consider tbe conditional recommendation of reprisals a me nace and an insult which the honor of the nation made it incumbent on them to resent the men suns resorted to by them to evince their sense of the snpjioseii indignity were the immediate recall of their minister at washington the offer of pass ports to the american minister at puris and a pub lic notice to the legislative chambers thai all di ptomotic intercourse wilh the lulled slates hud been suspended having in this manner vindicated lhe dignity of i ra ce thev nexl proceeded to illustrate her justice i this end u lull win immediately introduced into the i ban her of deputies proposing to make the appropriations necessary to carry into effect the treaty asilus bill subsequently paased into a law the provisions of which now constitute lhe main subject of difficulty between the two nations it be cines toy inly in order to place the subject wore you in i clear light t trace the history of ila pas sage ami to refoi will some particularity lo the proceed gs nnd discussions in regard to it the mi isle of finance in his opening speech alluded in tl loasiiros which had been adopted to resent the supposed indignity nnd recommended the exe cution ofthe tronty s ,, measure required by tbo honor and justico or franco he as the organ . the ministry doclarcd the message so long as it had not roc neil il sanction or congress â€ž mere expression or ihe personal opinion of the president for which neither ihe government nor people ofthe united states were responsible ami thai an engage mont had boon entered into for the fulfilment of which il honor of france was pledged enter taining these tieivs the single condition winch th 0 french ministry proposed lo annex to the payment of the money w hat t should not be made until il waa as t â€ž| that the government of ihe uni ted .-' ilea had done nothing to injure the interest of france nr in other words that no steps had been authorized by congress of a hostile character towards france w hat the disposition or action of c mgrem might i ". wa . the unknown to the preuoli < abinot iiui on lie i iii of january the senate r , lolvod that it waa at that iime iooxpedienl tondopi any legisla tive measures in regain to the tale of affairs is twoen ihe united states ami franco and no action ol ihe subject had occurred in the jouse of kepre sentntiv 3 these facta were known ,,, parii prior to tbe 38th of march 1888 when the committee 1 1 whom tl lull of indemnification had been refer red reported it to the chamber of deputies thai committee substantially re-echoed ihe sen ti ments of tl ministry declared ihal congress ha i set ' ion f the pro tident nml recom mended the pa age of the lull without any other " trictiona than thai originally proposed thus il '.'. , known to the french mm try a 1 chain ihal if the po mm aaaumed by ihom und " 'o|,irtt ibem they declined doing ... he vt in , it i that the chambers if pi irogued without actii _ lha ubjact should be ,,â€¢ u umbled al a period so rli it...t ih ., actio on the treat mighl be known in vvaahinglon prior te lha meeting of congress tin n , unable reque : was nol only declined bul ihe t i,a,nl,,ts were prorogued to the tut of de cember .. day so late ihal their decision however urgently pressed could not in all probability be obtained in time to reach wa hingtnn before the , ijournm t of < ',...__..â– â€¢ bj ihe ' on t the instalments due under the convention with the kii.u nf the two sicilies hue been paid with thai scrupulous fidelity by wbi h h.s whole oonduct has ik'.-.i characterised and the hope is indulged thnt llio adjustment of the vexed question of our claims will is followed by a more extended ami mutually beneficial intercourse between il two countries the ratifications of this treaty were exchanged lulion tbo reasons given by ins ministry for re at wushiugton ,,.. the 2nd of february 1 888 and fusing te convoke the â€¢ hambers at an early period in live in thereafter it Â«,,- h,,d before congreaa were afterwards show not to is insuperable l,y who immediately poaosd the acts nocesaary on our theii actual convocation on the 1st f december part to bs o,e i france the eommen ioi edvanta under a apeoial call ibr domestic purposes â€” w hich ns conceded to her in the compact the treaty i fkct however did t become known lo thia go nad previously is lolemoly ratified by the king remm nt until fiÂ«-r the commencomenl of the last tl prenoh in lenoa which are certainly nol -,--,,â€ž, of congress mere mnferi nf form and of which tl translation tbuadiaapp ted i our just expectations it ik i ' :,- follows i â€” we l our ting the a is no coovsn came nil hup rat 11 >- lnt . to coosull with c i.igr tion ul all od each of lhe |, â– linos which are ... regard lo the bxpod.ol.cy of a e.ort tu retaliate contained in it,dodeclara by irsalves aa well aa rv mea ur th btipulationa of the treaty by our heirs and luixeeaors thai it is aooepted sp snouhl nut is iptedily tomplied w.il ; uml to re tbe internal contest still continues in spain â€” distinguished as this struggle has unhappily been by incidents of tl most sanguinary ba meter the obligations of lhe into treaty of ..,,!,â– 'â€ž ilioii will uf have been nevertheless fuitl.f , executed by tie spanish tiovoruineul no provision having liecn made at the last s sua of congress for the ascertainment f lhe claims in le paid and tho apportionment of the funds un dot the convention made with spam i invite your iv i their distracted stale or to tl pressure of ,,,, porative domestic questions our patience ha ih in i wall pr bablv l st.ll further severely tried hut our ellow-citicens whose iutersstl are involved may coolide .,, the deter , nation of the government to obtain for then eventually ample retribution